Zherdevsky District

Zherdevsky District (Же́рдевский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The district borders with Rzhaksinsky District in the north, Uvarovsky District in the east, Ternovsky District of Voronezh Oblast in the south, and with Tokaryovsky District in the west. The area of the district is 1397.77 km2. Its administrative center is the town of Zherdevka. Population: 30,331 (2010 Census); The population of Zherdevka accounts for 50.1% of the district's total population.

Notable residents

 * Ivan Fioletov (1884–1918), revolutionary activist, born in Tugolukovo
 * Hennadiy Lysenchuk (born 1947), football player and coach, born in Chibizovka